the street finds its own uses Inside Cuba's massive, weekly, human-curated sneakernet Clive Thompson

internet of things Millions of smart toothbrushes used in botnet attack on company David Pescovitz

gadgets MouthPad is a tiny tongue-operated mousepad for the top of your mouth Rob Beschizza

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

seattle This is what happens when you leave a stripper pole on a busy sidewalk (video) David Pescovitz

facebook Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse now a "deserted fantasyland" Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Freaky finds: shopping for comics at Bizarro-Wuxtry Lee Keeler

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

books John Darnielle's new novel is a riveting metafictional meditation on true crime stories Thom Dunn

tabloids Warring UFOs and warring Royals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Funny Man uses frozen pants to claim parking spots David Pescovitz

chaos theory The adventure app Randonautica has led users to dead bodies, haunted houses, and other bizarre destinations Maddie Lee

science fiction A new blog post series exploring the history and import of cyberpunk launches on Adafruit Gareth Branwyn

dupe Pittsburgh's tradition of claiming a public parking space by putting a chair in it David Pescovitz

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

DRONES Protestors use laser pointers to bring down police drone David Pescovitz

eu Spiegel claims ties between Germany's neofascist movement and secretive billionaire Cory Doctorow

law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow

art Artist makes fantastic digital paintings using Excel David Pescovitz